Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel

Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel
Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 11 March 2017 – 19 April 2019
Preceded by	Shivcharan Prajapati
Succeeded by	Yuvraj Singh
Constituency	Hamirpur
	In office; 2007–2012
Preceded by	Shivcharan Prajapati
Succeeded by	Niranjan Jyoti
Constituency	Hamirpur
	In office; 1993–1996
Preceded by	Shivcharan Prajapati
Succeeded by	Shivcharan Prajapati
Constituency	Hamirpur
	In office; 1989–1991
Preceded by	Jagdish Narain
Succeeded by	Shivcharan Prajapati
Constituency	Hamirpur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1999–2004
Preceded by	Ganga Charan Rajput
Succeeded by	Rajnarayan Budholiya
Constituency	Hamirpur
Personal details
Born	July 4, 1955 (age 70); Tikrauli, Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Samajwadi Party; Bahujan Samaj Party; Janata Dal; Independent
Spouse	Rajkumari Chandel
Children	3
Education	B. A., L. L. B.

Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel (born 4 July 1954) is an Indian politician and a former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Hamirpur assembly constituency four times.^[1] He was also elected to Thirteenth Lok Sabha from Hamirpur parliamentary constituency as BSP candidate.

He was proven guilty in a case involving death of five citizens in 1997. The High court issued an order on April 19, 2019 where the politician was convicted of cold blooded homicide and was given life imprisonment along with eleven other conspirers.

On 19 April 2019, Allahabad High court sentenced him to life imprisonment for murdering five people in which one was eight years old child.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Hafeez, Sarah (16 March 2017). "BJP MLAs camp in Delhi as Uttar Pradesh CM name remains elusive". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "BJP MLA Ashok Chandel, 9 others sentenced to life in murder case". India Today. 19 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
^ "BJP's Ashok Chandel Gets Life Imprisonment In 22-Year-Old Murder Case". NDTV. 20 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

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[1] Hafeez, Sarah (16 March 2017). "BJP MLAs camp in Delhi as Uttar Pradesh CM name remains elusive". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[BJP_MLA_Ashok_Chandel,_9_others_sentenced_to_life_in_murder_case-2] "BJP MLA Ashok Chandel, 9 others sentenced to life in murder case". India Today. 19 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

[BJP's_Ashok_Chandel_Gets_Life_Imprisonment_In_22-Year-Old_Murder_Case-3] "BJP's Ashok Chandel Gets Life Imprisonment In 22-Year-Old Murder Case". NDTV. 20 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

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